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World Champions : The Story of South African Rugby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Winch, Jonty.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (490 pages)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cape Town : BestRed, 2024.
- Summary:
- Pitched against the backdrop of South Africa's thrilling 2023 World Cup win, this second edition of World Champions includes two new chapters, updates throughout the book, and an expanded index. Jonty Winch traces the complicated history of South African rugby from its establishment in the Cape in 1879 through the 2023 championship. As he explores key events and questions entrenched narratives, Winch opens a compelling window on colonialism, apartheid, and the evolution of South African society.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- About the author
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- The national governing bodies
- Introduction
- 1 Springboks Win Record Fourth Rugby World Cup
- 2 The Origins of Rugby at the Cape
- 3 Rugby, Soccer and Segregation at the Cape during the Nineteenth Century
- 4 First Steps towards International Sport
- 5 ‘A Progressive of Progressives’
- 6 From Healdtown and Lovedale to the ‘Amadoda’ of Orlando
- 7 Establishing a South African Rugby Identity
- 8 ‘Most Unfortunate Match Ever Played’
- 9 Rhodes, Rugby and the Road to Springboxford, 1903–1953
- 10 ‘Men Worthy of Springbok Chance’
- 11 The IRB and Interchangeable National Identities
- 12 The Quest for World Rugby Supremacy
- 13 ‘The Fight for the Control of Rugby’
- 14 The Black Springboks
- 15 Veritable Tom Browns to Springboks
- 16 Wind of Change
- 17 SARU, SACOS and Multinationalism
- 18 The Last British Influence
- 19 Tours of the 1980s: Politics, Protestors and Payments
- 20 ‘Front Runners in the Formation of the NSC’
- 21 The Unification of Rugby
- 22 ‘Madiba Magic’
- 23 Balancing Transformation with a Winning Team
- 24 ‘Role Models for the Rainbow Nation’
- 25 ‘Mission Accomplished’
- Bibliography
- Appendix
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781928246701
- OCLC:
- 1479751065
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